to be frustrated with work colleagues who wont support change

[Ceci03]

So its frustrating in our workplace as decisions are made, specifically about our hours, days, how many days we are allowed to work from home, etc etc, from "high above". If you are not happy, it's just tough. Even the manager 4 steps above me has no say in decision making of this kind. It comes right from the top of the organisation in an arbitrary way with no input or feedback.
So I have been garnering support to raise this with the 'decision makers'. Everyone is upset, and annoyed, but most just say 'thats the way things are you cant change them'. I had about 15 people who wanted to try and see if we could get heard, but most have dropped out now. they say they cant be bothered as there is no point in trying to change anything as 'thats the way things are'. It's frustrating.

Managers are paid to make decisions and workers are paid to follow orders. Not sure why you have a problem with that. If they want you back in the office, you go back. Or look for a WFH job.

"I mean the specific issue is that the upper management are dictating how much we have to come in. It's disappointing that for 2 years they weren't interested 'as long as the work gets done', and I think were happy and relieved the work from home went so smoothly"
The government instructed people to work from home if they could - there wasn't actually a choice (unless you had a good reason not to). Of course they were relieved wfh went smoothly - they're running a business.

I get the impression from threads on here that people with school age children expect to be able to nip out & do afternoon school run & then carry on working with primary age children home. Also there are threads where people are outraged about being asked to attend morning meetings at 9am because it interferes with the morning school run

Yep. I’ve seen other posts from people who were WFH during the pandemic but livid that their management asked them to have their cameras on during meetings as it meant they had to spend time getting dressed and doing their hair and make up!

As someone with a DC who is about to leave university and start in their first job in September, I am pleased that they will all be back and working in the office! It must have been dreadful starting a brand new job without anyone actually there to properly show you how things work.

YANBU to want change, YABU to play ignorant at why your colleagues might not want kick up a fuss demanding change that upper-management is clearly resistant too (any company that was likely to adopt flexi policies did so as a natural consequence of the last two years, if they've already asked you back they're unlikely to change their stance) and expecting them to risk being branded a troublemaker and therefore diminish their changes at promotion/pay rises when we are already in a cost of living crisis.

There seem to be a lot of people here who, if they were living during the industrial revolution, would be saying "well yes of course it's reasonable to be made to work six days a week in dangerous conditions for a pittance, they're the bosses and they decide what happens".

It is OK to challenge employers you know.

Drives me mad. We have a good deal. 2 days, still people are moaning, wanting to stay home and look after young kids and work which is not allowed.

Re making changes you need to go to the union, ask for 2-3 days at home on a trial basis

You have posted about this before, but as you didn't get the replies you wanted you have rephrased it.

Basically you don't have a WFH contract, and during lockdown you were asked to WFH as a temporary measure. Unless your contract has changed then you need to go back. Everyone at work initially agreed with you, but now don't want to be seen as troublemakers.